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Man Dies After Hitting Head In Jackson Soccer Game

Associated Press — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:42:08 +0000

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A man injured after hitting a concrete wall during an indoor soccer game in Jackson has died.

Thirty-two-year-old Nicolas Izard (Ih-zerd) suffered a severe head injury during the game at Jackson's recreation center Dec

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Wyoming State Treasurer Joe Meyer Dies At The Age Of 71

Brian Scott — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:48:08 +0000

In a release from the family of State Treasurer Joe Meyer, it was announced that Joe had passed away earlier today in Cheyenne with his family by his side.

Joe was in his second term as Wyoming State Treasurer having been re-elected to that position in 2010

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Oregon Truck Driver Dies In Crash On Teton Pass

Associated Press — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:02:44 +0000

WILSON, Wyo. (AP) — A truck driver from Oregon was killed in a crash after his brakes failed while descending Teton Pass in northwestern Wyoming.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol said 36-year-old Jay P

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'Flesh-Eating' Strep Patient In Wyo. Dies

Associated Press — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:39:28 +0000

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — An infectious disease specialist at Campbell County Memorial Hospital says one of the three people treated there for Group A Streptococcal infections has died.

Chris Brown said Wednesday that the person who died had close contact with one of the other patients before they got to the hospital, and both had necrotizing fasciitis, sometimes described as "flesh-eating bacteria

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Man Dies In Fall At Rocky Mountain National Park

Associated Press — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:40:57 +0000

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A 47-year-old man has died in a fall at Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park.

The unidentified man slid about 100 feet down Andrews Glacier into rocks on Thursday afternoon while descending with some friends

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Co-Founder Of Taco John's Restaurants Dies At 92

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:29:18 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The co-founder of the Taco John's restaurant chain has died.

The Schrader Funeral Home in Cheyenne says Harold W. Holmes died Feb. 10 from heart complications at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix

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Colorado Man Dies After Fall At Grand Teton Park

Associated Press — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:36:59 +0000

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Federal workplace safety regulators are investigating the death of a Colorado man at a construction site at Grand Teton National Park.

The National Park Service said Thursday that 33-year-old Bryon Peck fell about 15 feet Monday while installing a second-floor door on a new housing unit near the park's headquarters complex at Moose, Wyo

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Coroner: Rock Springs Teen Died Of Hypothermia

Associated Press — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:26:39 +0000

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities say a Rock Springs teen died of hypothermia after crashing his car and trying to get to shelter last month.

The Casper Star-Tribune (http://bit.ly/xMv0vd ) reports Sweetwater County Coroner Dale Majhanovich determined that 18-year-old Vernon Johnson did not die from wounds sustained in the Dec

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Mother Of Fallen Player Wants Defibs At Michigan Schools

Associated Press — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:40:27 +0000

Tiny Fennville, Mich., is getting ready to host a basketball game for the first time since 16-year-old Wes Leonard made a game-winning shot then collapsed seconds later.

Leonard was rushed to a hospital where he died that night

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Wyoming Inmate Dies After Illness

Associated Press — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:15:30 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Corrections says a 58-year-old inmate has died after a lengthy illness.

The agency says Kevin B. Wallace died last Friday at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Neb

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